You'd have to live in a remote shack by yourself with no contact with other people to avoid drama all together, but I have way too much ##### drama in my life.

Most of it isn't even mine. :(

Let's see, there is work, there is my dad, there is the in laws, there is my friend (NDN: next door neighbour), there is the house burning down, there is Canada Post, there are my kids.... on and on.

Work: the new director and the board having issues. The assistant director taking off on "stress leave."

Dad: chemo for lymphoma. I feel bad that I haven't been over to see him, but while we are on good terms, my Dad and I don't really talk much. And he can't be around kids anyway.

In-laws: the usual nattering that drives me crazy

NDN: phones me crying one night. I don't know who it is at first, was getting worried that it was my mom crying because dad died! Then I figured it out. I've talked to her a lot lately about what is going on - her DH is a drunk, she's been hiding it and covering for him but he has become verbally abusive, and in front of their 9 year old. :(

Burnt house: still there. Smells bad when it's wet outside.

Canada Post: I bought a couple of DVDs from Amazon, and they are now late - tracking says they were routed to my new address. WHAT NEW ADDRESS??!! WTF??

Kids: the usual fighting crap, leaving big messes, not doing what I ask, etc. I love them, but damn! They make my life a nightmare some days.

On the good side (because I try to put some good stuff in when I rant about the bad):

- my photo calendars are ready for pick up
- I'm wonderfully sore from this week's exercise classes (yes, that's good, I like to be sore because that means I worked hard enough in the class!)
- I'm probably done my xmas shopping
- DH has been better behaved for the last little while (except for the boots reeking of gas put in a closet incident)
- I'm going out to dinner & a movie with a friend/co-worker after work tomorrow. Olive Garden & Breaking Dawn
- the water trough is holding it's water. and I found the missing broken plug. it was in my purse, like I thought, but had gone in an inside pocket that I didn't think to look in. :P
- I got paid this week
- it's warmer out and good running weather
- everyone has gone to bed and I have wine. it doesn't get much better than that! :)